I've built like 5 Uberfuzzes, and a few days ago for the first time I couldn't get one working, then I realized I hadn't adjusted my pinout for my transistors (had to swap legs 2 and 3). Had to remove ALL SIX transistors and redo them around an already populated full PCB. What a headache. I've also put ICs in flipped the wrong way, or NOT WIRED THE OUTPUT AT ALL. Ya know... fun stuff.
When I first started using it I'd just smush a glob on whatever I needed to solder and I ended up melting little bits of it all over the board. I had no idea what it was for days as it kind of looked like leftover fuzz from paper towels (but I use KimWipes!) and it created one heck of a mess. I learned to be a bit more careful as to how I attach things with it now.
I check the polarity thread every.. single..build
I still haven't learned how to not do this, so I stopped trying to use it.
I made a cheat sheet poster that's hanging above my desk with all the common wiring things I'd want, schematic symbol reminders, final assembly checklist, etc.
I found that rolling it in to snakes works pretty well. Keeping it off the leads is the main thing.
I do the snakes as well. I’ve found that the most common mistake is using too much. Very little will do the trick. Also don’t try pulling it off while things are still hot. Pulls off much better when cooled down and then roll it in to a blunt point and use it to blot up any remaining bits. It picks itself back up pretty well.
